one of those who wrote the 1977 death penalty law says he regrets it. >> we thought we were creating a system of safety and savings, and instead what we ended up doing was creating a fiscal monster that cost about $4 billion over the last 30 years. >> backers of the proposition claim the measure would save the state nearly $200 million a year. >>> she's accused of kicking and slapping two special needs students, but a redwood city teacher says she didn't do it. alexia appeared in court today and pleaded not guilty to nine charges of abusing two 4-year-old students at roosevelt elementary school. the students were in a special needs day care program. she said i have never abused a child, and i can't believe this is happening to me. the judge ordered her to stay away from the school and the alleged victims. her court appearance comes a day after the school district said it will punish six employees who knew about the incident and didn't properly report it. >>> a former youth counselor in martinez has been sentenced to 29 years in prison on porn charges. thomas jewel was sentenced on on